Type 5: Arranging Sentence Order

In this lesson, you will learn to put several sentences in the correct order. Finding the first sentence matters most.

Solving Strategy

1) The first sentence usually does not begin with words like "so," "but," or "that." 2) Reference words such as "that," "this," or "so" point back to an earlier sentence. 3) Follow the order of time.

Connector	Romanization	Signal
그래서	geuraeseo	comes later
그리고	geurigo	comes later
그런데	geureonde	comes later
먼저	meonjeo	comes earlier
그 후	geu hu	comes later

Let's put the following four sentences in order.

The correct order is A-C-B-D. "Went to the market → apples were cheap → so I bought a lot → came home and ate them" flows naturally in both time and cause.

💡 Tip: A sentence that begins with "so" can never come first. Just knowing this rule helps you narrow the answer fast.

Finding the First Sentence

The first sentence usually introduces new information and often starts with words like "I," "yesterday," or "last week." Pick the sentence with no reference word first.

This sentence begins with "it," so it cannot come first. The food that "it" refers to has to appear earlier.

💡 Tip: Sentences with "first" or "to begin with" go early; "after that" and "finally" go later. Use time words as a map of the order.